Founder’s Corner: Mike Cosmic tells readers why they need to hear Prom Threat

Been itching to tell you about a little three piece band called Prom Threat that I know well. The three-piece formed in Austin fires like a V8 engine. They’re part Riot Grrl, part shy girl, a…

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Music News: Rest in Peace to the Irish Troubadour Glen Hansard

The world lost a real, dyed-in-the-wool character of the streets with the unfortunate loss of Glen Hansard. Hansard died in a motorcycle crash outside Dublin on July 29, 2026, at just 56 years old.…

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Live Music Review: Conan Bulldozes Far Out Lounge, Texas Heat Be Damned

Liverpool’s musical legacy usually starts and stops at four guys with mop-tops and a red-brick basement studio. Doom metal trio Conan has other ideas. Self-branded purveyors of “Caveman…

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Lou Koller of leading hardcore act Sick of It All has died at 59

Unfortunately, that September, it was back. He kept going anyway, through what would have been the band’s 40th year together, the band he’d started with his brother in Queens back in 19…

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Photo Gallery: Hot Summer Nights 2026 brought the heat to Austin’s Red River District

The annual sweat-fest, Hot Summer Nights returned to the Red River Cultural District last weekend, marking another successful year of cover-free showcases that benefit local businesses throughout d…

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Live music review: Tomahawk and Melvins descended on a sold-out Emo’s

Mike Patton has spent three decades collecting bands like other people collect vinyl, and every one of them draws the same crowd, showing up less for the setlist than for whatever version of Patton…

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Live music review: Flagman brought deep fried alt metal to Lost Well

Seattle-by-way-of-Orlando trio Flagman made their way south this summer to deliver their slap-bass mayhem to Austin metal stronghold Lost Well on July 16 – the second stop on their summer tou…

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Song Premiere: Austin heavy psych duo Floating Cube introduces single Canyon

One of Austin‘s hottest new bands, heavy psych duo, Floating Cube, is set to release their debut self titled EP on July 25 and has asked The Cosmic Clash to preview the first single, “Canyon” ahead…

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Live music review: Metal veterans Corrosion of Conformity rocked Far Out Lounge

It’s July in Texas. means it dsis a season of hiding inside until the deadly laser we call the sun disappears before even remotely considering an outdoor venture. Outdoor shows in Austin are …

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Live music review: Lisbon shared Fado, Patrick Sweany and incredible food

Lisbon, Portugal, is a complex, strange place. It’s somewhere else — a city of hills that murder your legs and drug dealers on every tourist block asking if you want to buy a bag of blow, and…

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Live music review: Billy Strings returned to stage for Austin City Limits TV taping

Flat-picking mega star Billy Strings returned to the stage for his first full-band gig since April after busting his leg doing an ill-fated skateboard trick backstage at John Paul Jones Arena in Ch…

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Live music preview: Stoner metal act Bong Wizard comes Ace’s High Saloon Wednesday

This Wednesday, July 1, Houston stoner metal act Bong Wizard comes to Salt Lake City metal haven Ace’s High Saloon. The power trio will bring new music from their latest, Transylvanian Munchi…

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Exclusive – Song Premiere: Wild Heaven single Dust In The Night Sky officially drops June 26

With extreme pleasure The Cosmic Clash has been asked and accepted to premiere and review the new single from Austin psychgaze act Wild Heaven, which is set to be released on June 26. It’s the firs…

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Live music review: Shakey Graves headlined Utah Arts Fest Saturday with a huge crowd

On the 50th Anniversary of Utah Arts Festival, Salt Lake City’s premier annual arts event chose to host Austin folk-Americana artist, Shakey Graves on Saturday, June 21 on the street adjacent…

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Album Review: Austin’s Paper Sister release dreamy and punchy Quiet Betrayals EP

The new record, Quiet Betrayals is the first EP release by the four-piece band from Austin, Paper Sister. Combining elements of shoegaze and post-punk, dream pop, and indie alt rock, the 6-track EP…

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Live music preview: Five bands to see at The DLC’s first Pogo Fest

One of the cooler spots to check out live music in Salt Lake City is The DLC, a small-capacity live music venue situated inside Quarters Arcade Bar downtown in the heart of SLC’s nascent live…

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Interview: Austin artist Shakey Graves is coming to Utah Arts Festival with a great new record

When The Cosmic Clash got to Salt Lake City one of the first annual events we heard about was the Utah Arts Festival. We were duly impressed that a city SLC’s size, invested so heavily in vis…

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Toadies “Possum Kingdom” live at The Complex

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Live music review: Rickshaw Billy’s Big Dumb Fest Four invaded Mohawk again

Annual traditions by Austin bands make the city unique. The Black Angels have Levitation, Big Bill hosts the Big Bill Ball, and Rickshaw Billie’s Burger Patrol runs Big Dumb Fest. For its fourth ye…

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Live music review: Australian indie rocker Courtney Barnett is back with a new record

Australia has long produced standout rock talent – Amyl & The Sniffers, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, The Chats, and legacy legends AC/DC among them, proving rock and roll thriv…

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Live music preview: Levitation 2026 genre bending lineup and schedule is out

Levitation returns to Austin on September 10–13, 2026, bringing another epic four-day weekend of music and art to the city’s Red River Cultural District and beyond. The announcement comes after the…

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Die Spitz live at Kilby Block Party

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Restaurant review: Frank and Margie’s hit target with new Round Rock spot by Michelin starred chef

You’ve gotta give it up to the chef duo of Phillip Frankland Lee and Margarita Kallas-Lee. When it comes to empire building, they can’t be beat. Their flagship Sushi By Scratch has a Michelin star …

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Melody’s Echo Chamber live at Metro Music Hall

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